Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	hate_v	love_v	sin_n	9,451	5	5.6895	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61648	The best interest, or, A treatise of a saving interest in Christ wherein is shewn how a man may know that he hath a saving interst in Christ, how they that have not yet an interest in Christ may get a saving interest in him ... with several other practical cases / by Owen Stockton ...	Stockton, Owen, 1630-1680.	1682 (1682)	Wing S5696; ESTC R37593	197,314	400

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god_n and_o therefore_o sin_n be_v worse_a than_o hell_n now_o we_o be_v very_o desirous_a to_o be_v deliver_v from_o hell_n and_o why_o shall_v we_o not_o be_v willing_a to_o leave_v our_o sin_n which_o be_v worse_a than_o hell_n 3._o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n do_v we_o so_o much_o hurt_v and_o mischief_n as_o sin_n do_v sin_n separate_v we_o from_o god_n the_o chief_a good_a isa_n 59.2_o what_o poison_n be_v to_o the_o body_n that_o sin_n be_v to_o the_o soul_n the_o soul_n poison_n rom._n 3.13_o the_o poison_n of_o asp_n be_v under_o their_o lip_n sin_n war_n against_o our_o soul_n 1_o pet._n 2.11_o and_o will_v be_v the_o death_n of_o our_o soul_n if_o we_o do_v not_o forsake_v it_o rom._n 6.23_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n we_o flee_v from_o death_n and_o those_o thing_n that_o bring_v death_n when_o there_o be_v a_o deadly_a herb_n in_o the_o pottage_n the_o son_n of_o the_o prophet_n will_v not_o eat_v thereof_o but_o cry_v out_o o_o thou_o man_n of_o 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as_o a_o two_o edge_a sword_n prov._n 23.31_o 32._o look_v not_o upon_o the_o wine_n when_o it_o be_v red_a when_o it_o give_v his_o colour_n in_o the_o cup_n when_o it_o move_v itself_o aright_o at_o the_o last_o it_o bit_v like_o a_o serpent_n and_o sting_v like_o a_o adder_n 4._o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n will_v cost_v a_o man_n dear_a without_o repentance_n for_o they_o shall_v be_v punish_v with_o the_o pain_n and_o torment_n of_o hell_n for_o ever_o and_o from_o the_o first_o day_n that_o a_o man_n come_v into_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n all_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n will_v vanish_v away_o for_o ever_o the_o rich_a man_n that_o have_v

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most_o worthless_a person_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n when_o the_o gospel_n come_v that_o find_v their_o want_n of_o christ_n and_o be_v willing_a to_o receive_v he_o though_o they_o have_v no_o money_n that_o be_v nothing_o of_o any_o value_n to_o commend_v they_o to_o god_n yet_o they_o may_v have_v christ_n and_o all_o his_o benefit_n free_o isa_n 55.1_o ho_o every_o one_o that_o thirst_v come_v you_o to_o the_o water_n and_o he_o that_o have_v no_o money_n come_v you_o buy_v and_o eat_v yea_o come_v buy_v wine_n and_o milk_n without_o money_n and_o without_o price_n 2._o there_o be_v a_o offer_n of_o christ_n and_o salvation_n by_o christ_n to_o all_o sort_n of_o sinner_n the_o

frequency_n of_o our_o thought_n no_o thought_n be_v so_o please_v and_o sweet_a as_o thought_n of_o god_n and_o spiritual_a thing_n to_o a_o man_n that_o mind_v the_o thing_n of_o the_o spirit_n psal_n 104.34_o my_o meditation_n of_o he_o shall_v be_v sweet_a 2._o by_o the_o ardency_n of_o our_o endeavour_n psal_n 27.4_o one_o thing_n have_v i_o desire_v and_o that_o will_v i_o seek_v after_o what_o be_v most_o desire_a will_v be_v most_o seek_v after_o 4._o we_o may_v know_v that_o we_o have_v a_o interest_n in_o christ_n if_o we_o be_v new_a creature_n 2_o cor._n 5.17_o if_o any_o man_n be_v in_o christ_n he_o be_v a_o new_a creature_n old_a thing_n be_v pass_v away_o behold_v all_o thing_n be_v become_v new_a nothing_o that_o any_o man_n have_v or_o do_v no_o privilege_n no_o excellency_n will_v avail_v a_o man_n any_o thing_n to_o the_o obtain_n of_o salvation_n by_o jesus_n christ_n unless_o he_o be_v a_o new_a creature_n gal._n 6.15_o for_o in_o christ_n jesus_n neither_o 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